Re: Sinhala GNU/Linux

From: Donald Gaminitillake <email-not-shown>
Date: Mon Dec 06 2004 - 21:55:22 LKT
To: harshula <email-not-shown>
CC: Anuradha Ratnaweera <email-not-shown>, Delan Silva <lakfoil@slt.lk>

Dear Harshula

SINHALA LETTER AYANNA = 0d85

sinhala letter ka = 0d9a

In your system with a joiner (in set B)  + 0dcf AELA-PILLA  and get "KA"

 "Dumriya" train ::  with the set a you cannot get DU or RI correctly

SLS 1134 does not talk of a "UNION"  BUT Unicode 0d80-0dff

Can you show me a document in SLSI where they define SLS1134 as a Union and gives all the locations.
(even a photo copy of a page would do if you can send as an image)

Now show me where is set C and D located in the unicode or in SLSI so that I can download as a pdf

This is where the problem is. All characters need individual locations as done in past Mono type etc. (see letter press lead characters)

Then you can have more  Majic in Sri Lankas ICT.

Best

Donald





harshula wrote:

On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 19:54 +0600, Donald Gaminitillake wrote:
  

Dear Harsshula


I am Still at the same place: ( as you wrote -- word by word)

SLS 1134 = Unicode  0d80-0dff  locations (this is a the incomplete
sinhala alphabet)

Is this correct?  
    

Hi Donald,

Absolutely not!

SLS 1134 is the union of:

Set A = Set A1 Union Set A2 Union Set A3 = 0d80-0dff

Set B = 200C-200D

Set C = Cartesian product of A2 and A3

(Set C2 = Union of C and A2)

Set D = a subset of the Cartesian product of B, A3, A2 and C2 


  

I find your "set b" contains General Punctuation Range: 2000–206F
this include  
    

No. Set B does not contain general punctuation.

As I stated in my previous email:
"Set B consists of two elements, the magical ZWNJ and ZWJ"

When I say that Set B consists of two elements, why would list all these
other unrelated elements. Set B consists of TWO elements, ZWNJ and ZWJ.

Before we continue any further, please answer these two questions with
an explanation.

1) Can 0d85 encode a single Sinhala letter?

2) Can 0d9a0dcf encode a single Sinhala letter?


Regards,
Harshula


  

Spaces , Dashes,EM SPACE  FOUR-PER-EM SPACE  DOUBLE VERTICAL LINEs
etc ,   LINE SEPARATORs , PER MILLE SIGN etc , DOUBLE DAGGERs etc,
QUESTION EXCLAMATION MARKs etc,   COMMERCIAL MINUS SIGNs etc ,
REVERSED SEMICOLON etc. QUADRUPLE PRIME,  Greek enotikon, Urdu
paragraph separator .Japanese kome, INVISIBLE SEPARATOR etc and 

Formatting characters
200C   ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER
= ZWNJ
200D   ZERO WIDTH JOINER
= ZWJ
200E   LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK
= LRM
200F   RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK

Where are the unicode locations and/or SLSI locations for sinhala
language byond this?

Which you refers as  Set C = Cartesian product of A2 and A3 &  Set D =
a subset of the Cartesian product of B, A3, A2 and C2 

Can you give me the similar locations to download from UNICODE.

I will be in and out of Colombo during the next fewe days and E mails
may get delayed

Best

Donald




harshula wrote:
    

Hi Donald,

Set A = Set A1 Union Set A2 Union Set A3 = 0d80-0dff

Set B = 200C-200D

Set C = Cartesian product of A2 and A3

(Set C2 = Union of C and A2)

Set D = a subset of the Cartesian product of B, A3, A2 and C2 

You seem to be very interested in Set B, so I assume you already
understand and acknowledge Set C, as it's derivable from Set A2 and A3.

Set B consists of two elements, the magical ZWNJ and ZWJ:
http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2000.pdf

Regards,
Harshula
      

Received on Mon Dec 06 21:55:22 2004